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We've grown accustomed to seeing cats camp out for the latest limited edition sneaker, or the latest iPhone or sometimes for a movie that has a mad cult following. But what we don't often see is American soccer fans camped out days ahead of tickets going on sale for a soccer match. But that is exactly what is going on here in Portland. Timbers fans ...

POR: Alhassan (Chara), 15 SJ: Own Goal (Mosquera), 59 Lineups: POR: GK Perkins, D Kawulok (Palmer, 78), D Jean-Baptiste, D Mosquera, D Chabala, M Marcelin, M Jewsbury, M Alhassan, F Perlaza (Dike, 73), F Chara, F Alexander (Nagbe, 60) SJ: GK Busch, D Morrow, D Bernardez, D Beitashour, D Corrales, M Chavez, M Baca (Moreno, 57), M Cronin (Jean ...

"There's No Pity In The Rose City" Check out the video install after the jump.... (more...)

via theLAGalaxy on youtube: The LA Galaxy lost 4-1 to the Portland Timbers in their second preseason match of the year. Dan Keat scored LA's only goal of the game. *updated* Check out the highlights after the jump...... (more...)

via portlandtimbers.com The Portland Timbers announced the signing of Scottish forward Kris Boyd as a Designated Player. Boyd is the Scottish Premier League’s all-time leading scorer with 164 goals. Boyd, 28, is one of the most prolific strikers in Scottish football, scoring 164 goals in 296 appearances in the Scottish Premier League with ...

via MLSSoccer The New York Red Bulls made a huge splash on draft day with a brand new big man up top. The Red Bulls swapped their first pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money on Thursday to Portland for US international Kenny Cooper, the hulking striker the Timbers trumpeted as the face of their franchise in their expansion MLS ...

The Portland Timbers wish all of you a safe and Happy Holidays for 2011. Join in the celebration with the debut of our special fan-created holiday jingle, 'Timbers Christmas'. We received almost 50 entries for this year's holiday jingle contest --all very great and very creative. However, there can only be one winner and that winner is....Scott ...

Monday I posted about the retro third jersey that the Portland Timbers will be using next year. I said then what a great idea this is and today we had one of the limited edition box sets sent to the office so I got to see it up close and personal. I think this is officially the best MLS related product that I have ever seen. From the idea behind the ...